Diagnose me? (Semi gross)

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

So lately (for about the past 2 weeks) I've had this weird feeling in my throat. It feels like I have a pill or something stuck in there or as though something is choking me. It doesn't hurt, its just uncomfortable. Ever had anything like this?

tlv204 · January 2010

YES! Only usually not for that long. It usually ends up being the prequel to a sore throat or (grossness coming up) a hardened piece of phlegm that gets kind of stuck. But mine only usually last a day or so, so maybe it's not the same thing.

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Nope, not the same thing

. I know what you're talking about though.

Kati0105 · January 2010

It could also be your thyroid. Do you have any other symptoms (change in energy level/ appetite/ etc)?

TeresaLovesDave · January 2010

I've had that happen to me before, and it actually was something (food) stuck in my oral cavity. I'm not diagnosing you, but it is very possible to get small pieces of food stuck there for a short amount of time.

EDIT: Mrs.Jesse is right, it could also be swollen lymph nodes, which traditionally mean that your body is fighting an infection.

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

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[QUOTE]It could also be your thyroid. Do you have any other symptoms (change in energy level/ appetite/ etc)?
Posted by Kati0105[/QUOTE]
No change in appetite or energy, or weight..

squirrly · January 2010

Gross. Go to the doctor.

Sorry, that's all I've got.

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

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[QUOTE]I've had that happen to me before, and it actually was something (food) stuck in my oral cavity. I'm not diagnosing you, but it is very possible to get small pieces of food stuck there for a short amount of time.
Posted by TeresaLovesDave[/QUOTE]
I don't think that it. I've gotten food stuck in my tonsils before (gross) and what not and this is different.

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Hahahah squirrly

TeresaLovesDave · January 2010

Sorry Roxy - I hope you feel better (less choke-y) soon!

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Thanks! I hope I do too.
It's definitely not food/ something stuck in there...I have a problem with that, and its different.

It kind of reminds me of this time I was taking some stupid diet pill and every time after I'd take it my throat (down lower, near my chest) would feel full or like the pill was logged deep in there..

tenofcups4me · January 2010

Sounds like it could be reflux. When I'm having a bad episode, I feel like there's a "lump" in my throat. In any case, it's probably worth a trip to the doctor.

bbyckes · January 2010

I experience something similar sounding, but I call it my "drowning feeling." Like there's something in the back of my throat that's moving the way water or some other liquid would. It started during the winter. It really is a strange sensation

squirrly · January 2010

Ok, I have to not read this post any more. Yuck, yuck, yuck. A pingpong ball of phlegm? I can not FATHOM this. How awful.

TeresaLovesDave · January 2010

Actually Roxy -- I hate to tell you this, but you're pregnant. In your throat.

(You've said before that your a little baby crazed, right? Or am I imagining that?)

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Yes! Like a lump (why in the world I couldnt think of that exlanation myself is beyond me..). And yea, Capri, drowning...

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Teresa- for a second I thought you were serious and it was really a symptom. Yesterday Sucrets responded to my post about my skin acting up by saying that was her first pg symptom....are you girls trying to tell me something? but yes, I'm very baby crazy and currently quite pg paranoid.

TeresaLovesDave · January 2010

I'm not an OB/GYN, but I'm fairly confident that the lump in your throat doesn't = pregnancy.

But I'll join the pg paranoid club, if there's available membership.

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Theres always available membership.

TeresaLovesDave · January 2010

Sounds lovely -- I'll bring a box of condoms to distribute at the next meeting.

sucrets4 · January 2010

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[QUOTE]Teresa- for a second I thought you were serious and it was really a symptom. Yesterday Sucrets responded to my post about my skin acting up by saying that was her first pg symptom....are you girls trying to tell me something? but yes, I'm very baby crazy and currently quite pg paranoid.
Posted by nda_roxybabe[/QUOTE]

Haha, it happens to be true, but I only said it since I know how baby crazy you are. ;)

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

I know, I know. I've already been worried about though!

becandjim10 · January 2010

Roxy- I would go to the Dr. If it were an infection I think it would of progressed or lessened in a 2 week time period. So, I'm thinking more of a mechanical issue (epiglottis not properly working, LES not closing fully etc) Or like PP mentioned your thyroid. Besides if somehow it was a piece of food sitting there stuck and you didn't go, that's a major risk for infection or aspiration risk. Goodluck!

saschaduran · January 2010

My daughter gets this and self diagnosed herself with this disgusting thing called "tonsil stones". Google it. It is pretty gross...and she presses a toothbrush against them and they pop out.

becandjim10 · January 2010

Wow to that lol

thesuninherhead · January 2010

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[QUOTE]Ok, I have to not read this post any more. Yuck, yuck, yuck. A pingpong ball of phlegm? I can not FATHOM this. How awful.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]
This. And also the same thing but in response to Sascha's comment above! Are any of your glands raised when you feel your neck, Roxy? In any case, I think that the safest thing for you to do is go to a doctor and get checked out.

thesuninherhead · January 2010

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[QUOTE]My daughter gets this and self diagnosed herself with this disgusting thing called "tonsil stones". Google it. It is pretty gross...and she presses a toothbrush against them and they pop out.
Posted by saschaduran[/QUOTE] Thanks for that, sascha. I just HAD to google and now I have hideous images of big puss filled sacs in a person's mouth burned into my brain. !

nda_roxybabe · January 2010

Sascha-unfortunately I know exactly what those are...they SUCK. I want to get my tonsils removed because of them. Gross, gross, gross.

I think I'll monitor this a little longer than go to the Dr. if needed

diva1397 · January 2010

Is your voice quality affected? Does it feel strained?

That "something stuck in the throat" feeling can sometimes indicate some kind of vocal fold lesion. Acid reflux can also cause that sensation. A visit to the ENT to have it checked out would be wise.

bbyckes · January 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Diagnose me? (Semi gross) : Thanks for that, sascha. I just HAD to google and now I have hideous images of big puss filled sacs in a person's mouth burned into my brain. !
Posted by thesuninherhead[/QUOTE]

oh fuuuck. I did the same thing. Not a good feeling at all.

saschaduran · January 2010

So sorry everyone!! I should have made more of a warning. I read it once and got dizzy and nauseous. I won't even let her show them to me when she gets one. And I am a pretty gross person.

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